Navy Seals going to..............GLOCK 19

[88E30M50]

Surprised the military, even as highly trained as SEALs are, going with a sidearm with no manual safety.

The Army has been using Glock 19s in their Special Ops team training for a while. I think they have an option of using the Glock or the M9 when deployed, but I know for a fact that they train with both stateside. I spoke with one Green Beret that was just finishing up a pistol course and he said they start the course with a choice of the Glock or M9 and use a brand new pistol. By the end of the course, the gun has many thousands of rounds through it with some days seeing more than a thousand alone.

I'm guessing that the military is fine with the Glock for specialized troops, just not for the regular soldiers.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I'm guessing that the military is fine with the Glock for specialized troops, just not for the regular soldiers.

That seems ironic given that the Austrian Army originally had it developed as a general issue service weapon, not the special gun for the special few.

 

[Woobie]

The G19 is like an AKM to me. I want one to have around, because mags and ammo are plentiful. They are both very reliable, but clunky and with less than ideal ergonomics. I prefer other platforms, but it's nice to have around for familiarization, and in case of unforeseen circumstances. But it looks like I won't be buying one soon. The good news is, I'd like to have another 226, and they just might be more available soon.

 

[oldpink]

All your base are belong to us.

 

[Vigilant]

I actually THOUGHT INGO was at the forefront of "breaking news"? This came out weeks ago, and isn't surprising! JSOC, and SOCOM, have, for AT LEAST 10 YEARS, issued the 19. We train ANA on the 19, we trained In Kosovo on the 19, operators all over the world have been training and using the 19 for YEARS! It is time tested, battle proven, and, MOST IMPORTANT, ALREADY IN INVENTORY. This saves .gov probably millions in procurement and testing costs. For NSW, they get an overt, or covert weapon all in one. HELL, EVEN MARSOC WENT 19! MARINES don't get **** until everyone else breaks it!

 

[ljk]

Just to give Hilary a reason to ban Military Handguns.

 

[Expat]

I am figuring on my P226 Mk25 now becoming a valuable collector's item.

 

[TWalker]

MARINES don't get **** until everyone else breaks it!

 

[Fordtough25]

Size capacity cost and standardization in jsoc. Glocks work as do p226s this is old news!!

 

[Birds Away]

Man, the budget crunch must be worse that I thought.

 

[88E30M50]

That seems ironic given that the Austrian Army originally had it developed as a general issue service weapon, not the special gun for the special few.

I'm not saying I agree with that, but it seems like the current military group think kind of thing.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I'm not saying I agree with that, but it seems like the current military group think kind of thing.

I agree with the correctness of your observation. It just seems a little screwed up that it is happening when considered in those terms.

 

[indiucky]

So does this explain the battleship/Confederate grey Glocks????

I bet they still keep their Smith and Wesson 686's and 66's.....

 

[indiucky]

I, along with some others including and especially Churchmouse, have been ahead of the curve for 105 years!

Churchmouse is the curve by which all other curves are judged......

 

[IndyDave1776]

Churchmouse is the curve by which all other curves are judged......

JMB for the win!

 

[ajeandy]

I hear that they plan on implementing some subtle upgrades...

 

[WestSider]

Who knows why they did it, whether it be for budget reasons or whatever. Having said that, I think the Glock 19 will suit their needs just fine.

 

[Fordtough25]

So does this explain the battleship/Confederate grey Glocks????

I bet they still keep their Smith and Wesson 686's and 66's.....

I read that they finally retired the smith revolvers with hk 45c I think. But I also read that the 686 is pretty much perfect for sustained underwater assignments! So who knows, I have been following it on m4carbine.net. They're is a member there that is in nsw discussing the change.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

INGO Logic:

I too have a glock 19... Therefore I am a Navy Seal.

DeadeyeChrista'sdad logic: More Sigs for me.
Seriously, I'm sure the 19s will do fine.

 

[Dean C.]

Well damn Sig stock just took a hit lol. And on the Smith 686 and model 66's mentioned I am a big Richard Marcinko fan (guy who founded Seal Team 6). They used stainless model 66's for salt water work as they would not corrode and highly customized Beretta 92's initially. They actually found the slides on the 92's cracked under high round counts and stress so the team worked with Beretta to fix that issue and ended up with basically custom 92's. And as a side note most 6 guys carried custom Emerson knives with Earnest Emerson giving Marcinko a custom CQC-6 folder.

Then as we all know they used USP's and HK45's quite extensively as well in addition to the 226.